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Today’s poem is about how ...

Colin Bootle 29/09/2022 10:30:49

Today’s poem is about how good I am at meeting deadlines.

It’s called ‘Meeting Deadlines’.


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Colin Bootle 28/09/2022 16:59:19


If you've got this unwanted ...

Colin Bootle 20/09/2022 16:44:32

If you've got this unwanted in your attic etc, it's in desperate need by a lovely autistic young lady.


It's not deja boo, a ...

Colin Bootle 20/09/2022 12:46:20

It's not deja boo, a new series of Ghosts is coming! 👻🎉


We are are collaborating with Dao ...

Colin Bootle 19/09/2022 19:26:25

We are are collaborating with Dao Lu to hold a very unique Tai Chi and Hip Hop event! It is a free day for carers and care home residents to enjoy Tai Chi and Hip Hop taster sessions, nutrition advice, a live performance, a hot lunch and meeting new people. Come along!

- Saturday 8th October 2022, 11am to 4pm
- In ...


Helpful hints for Authors. 1. Avoid ...

Colin Bootle 16/09/2022 09:55:32

Helpful hints for Authors.

1. Avoid Alliteration. Always.
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
3. Avoid cliches like the plague. They are old hat.
4. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
5. Be more or less specific.
6. Writers should never generalise.
Seven. Be consistent.
8. Don't be redundant; don'...


None have queued for a second ...

Colin Bootle 16/09/2022 03:24:04

None have queued for a second night. Has the BEEB lost all its proofreaders? Ah, they are in the queue! 😂😂😂


Seven years ago when Dutch dignitaries ...

Colin Bootle 14/09/2022 08:40:14

Seven years ago when Dutch dignitaries arrived to welcome London's first "mini-Holland" area. Now known as LTNs (low traffic neighbourhoods). They could have chosen a better mode of transport (or parked further away!)


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Colin Bootle 11/09/2022 15:25:13


Today’s poem is called ‘Selected ...

Colin Bootle 11/09/2022 13:32:41

Today’s poem is called ‘Selected Early Writings of the Poets’.


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